Vladimír Vůjtek Sr. to be new national ice hockey coach

Vladimír Vůjtek Sr. is to replace Vladimir Ružička as the new national ice-hockey coach, the Czech Ice Hockey Association announced on Thursday. Vladimír Vůjtek Sr. is a head coach with 27 years of head coaching experience with teams in the Extraliga and in Russia with both the Russian Superleague and the KHL. The 68-year-old Vůjtek, who has coached the Slovak national ice hockey team since 2012, will get a year-long contract.